Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Secondary school in Dallas, Texas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (BTWHSPVA) is a public secondary school located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. Booker T. Washington HSPVA enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is the Dallas Independent School District's arts magnet school (thus, it is often locally referred to simply as Arts Magnet). Many accomplished performers and artists have been educated in the school, including Norah Jones, Erykah Badu, Adario Strange, Valarie Rae Miller, Edie Brickell, Kennedy Davenport, Sandra St. Victor, Roy Hargrove, and Scott Westerfeld. Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks is among the most notable graduates of the school previous to its conversion to the Arts Magnet.
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | |
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Address | |
2501 Flora Street , 75201 United States | |
Coordinates | 32.791185°N 96.796564°W / 32.791185; -96.796564 |
Information | |
Type | Secondary |
Motto | To provide intensive training in the arts and academics.[1][failed verification] |
School district | Dallas Independent School District |
Principal | Scott Rudes[2] |
Staff | 54.89 (FTE)[3] |
Faculty | 79[1][failed verification] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,002 (2017-18)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.25[3] |
Color(s) | Blue and Black[1][failed verification] |
Mascot | Pegasus[1][failed verification] |
Trustee dist. | 9[4] |
Learning Community | Magnet Schools Learning Community, Tiffany Huitt[5] |
Website | http://www.dallasisd.org/bookert |
Designated | 24 April 2006 |